Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
What Other Religions Say About Jesus
and
what the Bible says about Him
- Jesus was not God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 1:1–5;
John 1:6–18;
John 8:56–58;
Col 1:15–20;
1 Tim 3:16.
- Jesus was created by God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 10:30–38;
Isa 7:14;
Matt 1:18;
John 17:5;
Col 1:15–20.
- There are three separate gods: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not one God in three persons.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Deut 6:4;
Isa 43:10;
Isa 44:6–8;
Matt. 28:18–19;
1 Peter 1:2;
John 10:30–38;
Isa 7:14;
Matt 1:18;
Heb 1:1–14.
- Jesus is not necessary because there is not sin.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17;
Rom 3:23–30;
1 John 1:8–10;
Rom 6:23;
1 Cor 15:1–8.
- Jesus was not raised bodily from the dead.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Luke 24:36–53;
1 Cor 15:1–8;
1 Cor 15:12–23.
- Jesus was a great prophet, but not God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 5:17–18;
John 5:23;
John 10:30–38;
Isa 7:14;
Matt 1:18;
Col 2:9–10.
- There are many ways to God, not just one.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17;
John 14:6–7;
1 Tim 2:5–6.
- Jesus is not necessary because people must pay for their own sins.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Rom 6:23;
Rom 10:3–10;
Eph 2:8–9.
- Jesus died for our sins, but we can't be saved unless we obey all of the teachings of the church.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 14:6–7;
Rom 10:3–10;
Eph 2:8–9.
- Jesus is God, but less than God the Father.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 5:17–18;
John 5:23;
John 14:6–7;
Col 2:9–10.
- Jesus was just a man.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 10:30–38;
Isa 7:14;
Matt 1:18;
John 2:18–22.
- Jesus is not the only son of God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17;
John 3:36;
Heb 1:1–14.
- Jesus will never come again.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Acts 1:11;
1 Thess. 4:13–18.
How Did Early Christians Deal With Cults?
How Did Early Christians Deal With Cults?
- Jesus was not God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 1:1–5; John 1:6–18;
John 8:56–58; Col 1:15–20;
1 Tim 3:16.
- Jesus was created by God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 10:30–38; Isa 7:14;
Matt 1:18; John 17:5;
Col 1:15–20.
- There are three separate gods: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not one God in three persons.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Deut 6:4; Isa 43:10;
Isa 44:6–8; Matt. 28:18–19; 1 Peter 1:2;
John 10:30–38; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:18;
Heb 1:1–14.
- Jesus is not necessary because there is not sin.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17; Rom 3:23–30;
1 John 1:8–10; Rom 6:23; 1 Cor 15:1–8.
- Jesus was not raised bodily from the dead.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Luke 24:36–53; 1 Cor 15:1–8;
1 Cor 15:12–23.
- Jesus was a great prophet, but not God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 5:17–18; John 5:23;
John 10:30–38; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:18; Col 2:9–10.
- There are many ways to God, not just one.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17; John 14:6–7;
1 Tim 2:5–6.
- Jesus is not necessary because people must pay for their own sins.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Rom 6:23; Rom 10:3–10;
Eph 2:8–9.
- Jesus died for our sins, but we can't be saved unless we obey all of the teachings of the church.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 14:6–7; Rom 10:3–10;
Eph 2:8–9.
- Jesus is God, but less than God the Father.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 5:17–18; John 5:23;
John 14:6–7; Col 2:9–10.
- Jesus was just a man.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 10:30–38; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:18;
John 2:18–22.
- Jesus is not the only son of God.
What does the Bible Say?
See
John 3:14–17; John 3:36;
Heb 1:1–14.
- Jesus will never come again.
What does the Bible Say?
See
Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:13–18.
